Dictionary of Portuguese-African Civilization, Volume 1: From Discovery to Independence

568 Pages·1995·22.79 MB·English

by  Benjamín Núñez

Dictionary of Portuguese-
African Civilization
Volume 1:
From Discovery to Independence
Benjamin Nunez

Dictionary of Portuguese-African Civilization
Volume 1: From Discovery to Independence
"The Portuguese discovered in the Great Ocean new
islands, new lands, new seas, new people; and what
is more important, they discovered a new sky and new stars."
Pedro Nunes, Tratado do Sphera, 1537
Dictionary of Portuguese African Civilization
Volume 1: From Discovery to Independence
Volume 2: Biographies:
From Ancient Kings to Presidents
Dictionary of Portuguese-
African Civilization
Volume 1:
From Discovery to Independence
Benjamin Nunez
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Nunez, Benjamin
Dictionary of Portuguese-African Civilization. — Vol. 1: From Discovery to
Independence
I. Title
967
ISBN 1-873836-10-4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Niinez, Benjamin, 1912-
Dictionary of Portuguese-African civilization / Benjamin Niinez.
560pp 24cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: V. 1. From discovery to independence.
ISBN 1-873836-10-4
1. Africa. Sub-Saharan — History — Dictionaries. 2. Africa — Civilization —
Portuguese influences — Dictionaries. 1. Title.
DT352.4.N86 1994
967'.003 — dc20 94-17124
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To the memory of my beloved parents,
Serafin and Evangelista Duran de Nuftez
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